2000 REALTOR® of the Year

Helen Lindemann, CRB, GRI
Prudential Locations LLC

A hearty congratulations to Helen Lindemann, winner of the 2000 HBR REALTOR® of the Year Award. This prestigious award, bestowed annually by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®, honors a special REALTOR® who has significantly contributed to the advancement of the real estate profession as well as the community-at-large. The blue-ribbon REALTOR® of the Year Committee selects the REALTOR® of the Year on the basis of REALTOR® spirit, faithfulness to the HBR REALTOR® Code of Ethics, civic activity, business accomplishments and local, state and national REALTOR® participation.

“Helen is the true REALTOR®’s REALTOR®,” said Norman Noguchi, 1998 REALTOR® of the Year and chair of the REALTOR® of the Year Committee. “Whatever she gets involved in, she always gives 110%, whether it is running her own real estate company, as principal broker for Prudential Locations, as past president of HBR or HAR, or skiing the slopes of Utah. She does it all and does it well.” Lindemann, who has been in the real estate industry for more than 15 years, is currently vice president of Prudential Locations LLC and branch manager for the Waialae office.

She held numerous leadership positions at the local and state levels. Joining HBR in 1983, she was an active Board member. She was president of HBR in 1996 and vice president in 1993 and has served on numerous Board committees, including the MLS Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. Lindemann was also 1999 president and 1997 vice president of the Hawaii Association of REALTORS®. She was named REALTOR® of the Year for HAR in 1993. In 1996, she was appointed by the Governor to a four-year term on the Hawaii Real Estate Commission.

At the national level, Lindemann served terms on the National Association of REALTORS® Federal Taxation Committee, the State and Municipal Taxation Committee, and Multiple Listing Policy Committee. Lindemann holds the designations of Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) and Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) from NAR.

Lindemann's real estate career began with Realty Specialists of Honolulu as a sales trainer and stockholder. She was later marketing director at Luke & Luke Realty of Honolulu for three years and then established her own consulting company, Lindemann, Inc. Before joining Prudential Locations, she was principal broker for Haseko Realty and co-owner of Properties Unlimited East.

As REALTOR® of the Year, Lindemann has the use of an all-new Nissan Xterra sport-utility vehicle for one year. Mahalo to our REALTOR® of the Year Award sponsor, New City Nissan, for their generous support.